ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Oman </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Muscat"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of Oman <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xoman.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xoman.html"> <img src = "../banners/banoman.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on December 18th 2004, last revised February 2nd 2005 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : History of Oman </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1507 <BR> 1646 <BR> 1650 <BR> 1737-1749 <BR> 1741 <BR> 1786 <BR> 1798 <BR> 1822 <BR> 1824 <BR> 1829 <BR> 1833 <BR> 1837 <BR> 1842 <BR> 1883-1884 <BR> 1891 <BR> 1913-1920 <BR> 1952-1955 <BR> 1954-1959 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1964 <BR> 1965 <BR> 1970 <BR> 1971 <BR> 1981 <BR> 1997 <BR> 2002 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> The Portuguese conquered Muscat <BR> Oman signed treaty with E.I.C. <BR> The Portuguese were expelled from Muscat <BR> Persian occupation of Oman <BR> Muscat took Zanzibar <BR> Muscat became capital of Oman <BR> Treaty of friendship with Britain signed <BR> Muscat took Pemba <BR> Muscat took Pate (East Africa) <BR> Muscat expedition against Mombasa failed <BR> Muscat xpedition against Mombasa failed <BR> Muscat took Mombasa <BR> Sultanates of Muscat, Zanzibar split; African possessions lost to Oman <BR> War between brothers over throne <BR> Oman declared a British protectorate <BR> Factional war between supporters of Sultan, Imam <BR> Dispute over Buraimi Oasis with Saudi Arabia <BR> Rebellion by supporters of Imam <BR> Omani exclave of Gwadar ceded to Pakistan <BR> Oil discovered <BR> Dhofar Revolt <BR> Coup d'etat; son ousted father, took over rule <BR> British protectorate over Oman terminated <BR> Oman joined Gulf Cooperation Council <BR> Women were granted passive voting right <BR> Universal adult suffrage granted, to persons over 21 <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> Virtual Library History : <A HREF = "http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/near_east/oman.html"><B>Oman</B></A> <BR> Timeline, from <A HREF = "http://timelines.ws/countries/OMAN.HTML"><B>timelines.ws</B></A>, from <A HREF = "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/2448259.stm"><B>BBC News</B></A> <BR> Library of Congress, Country Studies : <A HREF = "http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/omtoc.html"><B>Oman</B></A> <BR> Encyclopedia of the Orient : <A HREF = "http://i-cias.com/e.o/oman.htm"><B>Oman</B></A> <BR> Languages of Oman (11), from <A HREF = "http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Oman"><B>Ethnologue</B></A> <BR> Wars of Oman, 1800-1999, from <A HREF = "http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/oat/oman/findex.htm"><B>ACED</B></A> <BR> Oman, from <A HREF = "http://www.regiments.org/milhist/mideast/oman.htm"><B>Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth</B></A> <BR> Article <A HREF = "http://89.1911encyclopedia.org/O/OM/OMAN.htm"><B>Oman</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://67.1911encyclopedia.org/M/MU/MUSCAT.htm"><B>Muscat</B></A> from EB 1911 <BR> Global Currency History : <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/gh/222.html"><B>Oman</B></A> <BR> Article Oman, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> Oman, from <A HREF = "http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/oman.htm"><B>British Empire Map Room</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> REFERENCE </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; 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